Colorado School of Mines: Rankings

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The Colorado School of Mines ranked 207th in the United States, 712th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 135 research topics. The Colorado School of Mines ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,669 academic publications and 878,400 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 23 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#712 of 14,131 In the World
#234 of 2,597 In North America
#207 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 38 In Colorado
#5 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#8 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#58 of 3,520 For Geotechnical Engineering
#2065 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#658 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 132 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 110th for Engineering in the United States and 442nd in the World with 23,498 publications made and 707,760 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#110 of 1,565 In the United States
#131 of 1,651 In North America
#442 of 6,782 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 175 859
1993 150 925
1994 151 961
1995 163 1061
1996 237 1170
1997 211 1188
1998 232 1505
1999 241 1807
2000 275 2123
2001 300 2520
2002 418 3297
2003 416 4069
2004 379 5043
2005 445 6220
2006 542 7328
2007 502 8474
2008 587 10038
2009 623 12200
2010 685 14364
2011 732 17366
2012 800 20574
2013 943 24366
2014 952 28456
2015 1070 31162
2016 1003 34410
2017 1092 37368
2018 1137 42560
2019 1194 49083
2020 1528 57865
2021 1282 65369
2022 1162 65709
2023 1210 66680
2024 1071 64930

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 116th for Physics in the United States and 480th in the World with 21,305 publications made and 645,582 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#116 of 1,531 In the United States
#137 of 1,617 In North America
#480 of 6,713 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 160 894
1993 144 933
1994 142 978
1995 157 1033
1996 203 1167
1997 198 1243
1998 211 1479
1999 236 1834
2000 263 2142
2001 279 2447
2002 378 3226
2003 385 4194
2004 362 5121
2005 404 5816
2006 516 6895
2007 472 8037
2008 513 9239
2009 581 11359
2010 623 13460
2011 689 16175
2012 729 19185
2013 859 23018
2014 876 27140
2015 977 29000
2016 905 31630
2017 1003 34491
2018 1006 39190
2019 1064 45767
2020 1302 52745
2021 1175 59704
2022 1062 59781
2023 1103 61236
2024 889 58150

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 82 93 297
Materials Science 94 107 385
Astrobiology 127 140 386
Optical Engineering 108 126 447
Quantum and Particle physics 108 128 464
Nanotechnology 100 114 466
Condensed Matter Physics 104 119 483
Nuclear Physics 124 145 490
Astrophysics and Astronomy 148 171 543
Theoretical Physics 135 161 631
Atomic and Molecular physics 148 173 633
Acoustical Engineering 159 185 636
Biophysics 276 304 1107

Chemistry rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 145th for Chemistry in the United States and 585th in the World with 18,557 publications made and 627,433 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#145 of 1,447 In the United States
#164 of 1,530 In North America
#585 of 6,545 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 140 896
1993 127 953
1994 124 1017
1995 133 1040
1996 176 1148
1997 157 1203
1998 180 1400
1999 211 1694
2000 227 2000
2001 244 2270
2002 309 2808
2003 326 3570
2004 309 4272
2005 348 5128
2006 417 5925
2007 383 7094
2008 437 8140
2009 511 9986
2010 547 12235
2011 591 14888
2012 620 18105
2013 796 21362
2014 750 25123
2015 827 27697
2016 779 30399
2017 870 33126
2018 864 37587
2019 928 43089
2020 1099 51223
2021 1034 58321
2022 957 59598
2023 972 60018
2024 791 59555

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 63 162
Environmental Chemistry 72 84 281
Chemical Engineering 77 87 355
Physical chemistry 80 93 357
Materials Science 94 107 385
Computational Chemistry 108 120 433
Biochemical Engineering 90 108 460
Nanotechnology 100 114 466
Organic Chemistry 123 140 505
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 121 139 513
Inorganic Chemistry 103 119 525
Radiochemistry 106 123 850
Biochemistry 221 248 1093
Pharmacy 295 329 1597
Nutrition and Food Science 244 280 2024

Environmental Science rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 135th for Environmental Science in the United States and 488th in the World with 18,152 publications made and 563,469 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#135 of 1,631 In the United States
#158 of 1,721 In North America
#488 of 6,876 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 128 743
1993 105 790
1994 117 868
1995 125 910
1996 187 976
1997 176 1065
1998 184 1243
1999 202 1585
2000 227 1845
2001 244 2093
2002 306 2663
2003 317 3324
2004 266 3860
2005 337 4650
2006 376 5308
2007 383 6048
2008 410 7259
2009 456 9051
2010 519 10906
2011 545 13413
2012 631 16127
2013 750 19202
2014 730 22657
2015 862 25258
2016 752 27594
2017 805 29889
2018 874 33666
2019 945 39174
2020 1123 46918
2021 1049 55247
2022 908 56333
2023 924 56777
2024 781 54056

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 1 5
Geotechnical Engineering 23 27 58
Earth science and Geophysics 44 50 121
Environmental Management 43 51 162
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 63 162
Environmental Engineering 42 52 171
Hydrology and Water resources management 59 67 272
Environmental Chemistry 72 84 281
Geology 98 116 311
Paleontology 119 139 404
Oceanography 113 135 442
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 124 146 458
Ecology 130 153 498
Geography and Cartography 159 185 639
Agricultural Science 168 199 1166
Forestry 208 249 1384
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 409 456 1988

Biology rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 202nd for Biology in the United States and 892nd in the World with 14,511 publications made and 504,006 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#202 of 1,609 In the United States
#227 of 1,698 In North America
#892 of 6,833 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 82 632
1993 70 663
1994 68 700
1995 85 778
1996 141 793
1997 127 890
1998 128 1020
1999 155 1266
2000 165 1542
2001 166 1701
2002 221 2228
2003 253 2695
2004 220 3269
2005 240 3943
2006 308 4591
2007 313 5495
2008 321 6308
2009 375 8011
2010 425 9922
2011 467 12265
2012 511 14812
2013 639 17636
2014 609 20618
2015 732 23245
2016 647 25462
2017 682 27712
2018 700 31474
2019 758 35664
2020 921 42881
2021 874 49272
2022 776 49586
2023 807 49630
2024 569 45796

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 127 140 386
Paleontology 119 139 404
Nanotechnology 100 114 466
Evolutionary Biology 229 261 861
Biochemistry 221 248 1093
Biophysics 276 304 1107
Agricultural Science 168 199 1166
Genetics 251 280 1177
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 273 302 1291
Forestry 208 249 1384
Biotechnology 254 284 1435
Botany 268 304 1594
Horticulture 244 281 1890
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 409 456 1988
Nutrition and Food Science 244 280 2024
Neuroscience 497 545 2071
Molecular Biology 394 434 2104
Zoology 457 504 2168
Immunology 406 443 2269
Microbiology 357 393 2309
Pharmacology 429 468 2442
Virology 492 534 2786

Computer Science rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 210th for Computer Science in the United States and 827th in the World with 9,103 publications made and 268,538 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#210 of 1,612 In the United States
#239 of 1,698 In North America
#827 of 6,845 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 43 205
1993 44 172
1994 36 284
1995 49 260
1996 79 255
1997 69 294
1998 83 392
1999 89 434
2000 80 543
2001 85 755
2002 189 1160
2003 148 1417
2004 134 1863
2005 186 2351
2006 216 2900
2007 207 3373
2008 210 3819
2009 232 4776
2010 272 5622
2011 254 6399
2012 306 7358
2013 331 8634
2014 350 9824
2015 414 10746
2016 370 12220
2017 415 13607
2018 427 15020
2019 517 17781
2020 723 21656
2021 568 24477
2022 491 23633
2023 551 25345
2024 451 21808

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animation 79 94 301
Blockchain and Cryptography 119 139 467
Computer Graphics 120 142 475
Telecommunications 119 144 502
Robotics 107 135 502
Database Administration 152 179 572
Computer Networking 146 173 583
Software Engineering 161 188 682
Library and Information science 254 278 684
Computer Vision 158 187 684
Cyber Security 187 216 790
Machine Learning 176 206 798
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 174 204 799
Data Science 219 249 859
Computer Engineering 166 196 865
Human-Computer Interaction 203 234 963
Multimedia 301 333 1177
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 273 302 1291
Management Information Systems 304 342 1347
Computational Linguistics 287 323 1539
Cognitive Science 365 407 1627
Neuroscience 497 545 2071

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 287th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1228th in the World with 7,722 publications made and 209,722 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#287 of 1,761 In the United States
#322 of 1,852 In North America
#1228 of 7,081 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 47 208
1993 43 215
1994 41 292
1995 47 297
1996 82 275
1997 77 324
1998 68 355
1999 78 437
2000 80 534
2001 98 722
2002 176 968
2003 110 1142
2004 116 1367
2005 115 1823
2006 147 1977
2007 143 2167
2008 163 2785
2009 195 3485
2010 231 3987
2011 195 4755
2012 258 5633
2013 256 6703
2014 277 7701
2015 339 8452
2016 306 9050
2017 304 9928
2018 348 11301
2019 422 14022
2020 640 17578
2021 415 19675
2022 414 19872
2023 409 21209
2024 384 20178

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Publishing 187 216 564
Library and Information science 254 278 684
Archaeology 192 221 778
History 220 249 824
Education Majors 283 317 838
Aesthetics 235 269 868
Art History 353 390 943
Linguistics 254 285 1055
Law 316 353 1098
Public Policy / Administration 375 415 1202
Political Science 321 358 1252
Communications and Public Relations 387 432 1262
Philosophy 265 303 1303
Classics and Ancient History 455 492 1373
Anthropology 426 473 1440
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 438 483 1464
Sociology 403 448 1492
Gender Studies 711 773 1994
Demography 477 524 2200

Mathematics rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 184th for Mathematics in the United States and 709th in the World with 4,969 publications made and 149,343 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#184 of 1,410 In the United States
#212 of 1,491 In North America
#709 of 6,418 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 26 98
1993 25 102
1994 21 156
1995 30 149
1996 44 161
1997 46 183
1998 48 256
1999 62 252
2000 50 357
2001 48 455
2002 109 759
2003 83 863
2004 89 1282
2005 104 1596
2006 126 1961
2007 108 2131
2008 128 2597
2009 123 3008
2010 159 3465
2011 171 3957
2012 179 4627
2013 174 5125
2014 202 5867
2015 231 6423
2016 190 7016
2017 237 7701
2018 234 8400
2019 260 9683
2020 426 12109
2021 270 12901
2022 233 12667
2023 262 12821
2024 178 9409

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 119 139 467
Applied Mathematics 113 133 488
Operations Research 119 146 513
Math Teachers 254 281 724
Statistics 197 226 770
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 252 284 1058

Business rankings

The Colorado School of Mines ranked 246th for Business in the United States and 987th in the World with 3,354 publications made and 76,949 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#246 of 1,377 In the United States
#279 of 1,460 In North America
#987 of 6,339 In the World

Colorado School of Mines
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 22 59
1993 14 54
1994 26 69
1995 32 89
1996 43 77
1997 36 123
1998 36 125
1999 34 155
2000 41 195
2001 37 242
2002 84 427
2003 63 442
2004 45 556
2005 58 686
2006 89 832
2007 60 925
2008 81 1248
2009 81 1434
2010 84 1662
2011 90 1956
2012 98 2293
2013 111 2668
2014 134 3227
2015 151 3471
2016 122 4188
2017 129 4438
2018 161 4836
2019 171 5417
2020 338 7778
2021 177 7769
2022 144 7448
2023 142 7681
2024 185 6187

The following table provides academic rankings for The Colorado School of Mines in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 35 37 63
Construction Management 98 118 423
Operations Research 119 146 513
Risk Management 159 184 634
Management 227 260 922
Advertising 296 327 971
International Business 208 235 1002
International Trade 200 228 1015
Finance 249 281 1057
Accounting 309 344 1143
Public Policy / Administration 375 415 1202
Investment Banking and Stock trading 284 316 1296
Management Information Systems 304 342 1347
Marketing 339 376 1540

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Colorado School of Mines

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Environmental Economics 36 42 176
Graphic Design 168 195 619
Orthodontics 171 192 722
Fashion Design 214 245 860
International Economics 172 197 900
Art & Design 249 281 910
Economics 257 288 950
Development Studies 271 303 970
Dentistry 209 232 998
Photography 278 317 1062
Literature 300 336 1067
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 269 298 1234
Sports Medicine 368 409 1414
Anatomy and Physiology 299 333 1419
Health Science 428 466 1424
Physical Therapy 369 407 1506
Ophthalmology 323 355 1529
Pathology 309 344 1548
Social Psychology 468 515 1637
Medicine 353 390 1671
Surgery 364 400 1713
Psychology 414 458 1723
Child Psychology 609 662 2005
Public Health 450 498 2110
Psychiatry 542 592 2209
Cardiology 463 507 2300
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 409 447 2472
Nursing 818 882 3151